Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1887

Aug 20 Jules Laforgue, French poet (b. 1860) died on this day in history.  

Aug 27 Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Sep 14 In the year 1887 friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies  

Sep 29 In the year 1887 death of bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon (b. 1810)  

Oct 07 On this day in history george James Webb, composer, dies at 84  

Oct 17 Gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Oct 31 In the year 1887 george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74  

Nov 02 In the year 1887 jenny Lind, [Swedish Nightingale], soprano, dies at 67  

Nov 08 Doc Holliday, American gambler and gunfighter (b. 1851) died on this day in history.  

Nov 11 Haymarket defenda died on this day in history.  

Nov 18 Eduard Marxsen, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Nov 19 Emma Lazarus, US poet ("Give us your tired & poor"), dies in NY at 38 on this day in history.  

Nov 20 Louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Nov 25 On this day in history johann J Bachofen, Swiss historic rights, dies at 71  

Dec 01 In the year 1887 albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78  

Dec 05 In the year 1887 death of eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (b. 1804)  

Dec 09 Mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader died in the year 1887.  

Dec 26 Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 in the year 1887.  

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Jan 01 In the year 1887 birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence  

Jan 03 In the year 1887 birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)  

Jan 03 In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

Jan 10 In the year 1887 birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)  

Jan 11 Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 13 George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born in the year 1887.